Brockman testifies Musk demanded total control before quitting OpenAI
greg brockman testified that elon musk demanded unequivocal control of openai in 2017 and stormed out when denied. musk stopped donations and left the board six months later. this testimony counters musk's lawsuit alleging altman and brockman stole the charity.
OpenAI president Greg Brockman testified in court that Elon Musk demanded full control of the company in 2017 and threatened to fire the founding team when they refused. Brockman detailed a meeting where Musk, angered by the rejection of his proposal for a for-profit structure, grabbed a commissioned painting and departed. Musk ceased funding shortly after, exiting the board in early 2018. Brockman's journal entries refute Musk's current lawsuit claims that Altman and Brockman hijacked the nonprofit.